Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Get excited Rogue One: A Star Wars Story fans! Hot Toys is continuing its popular line of Star Wars: Rogue One Cosbaby mini figures with three new 2 figure sets! First up is this awesome box set featuring rebels Jyn Erso and Captain Cassian Andor. Who isn’t enamored with the cool headed Cassian and the defiant Jyn, both skillful soldiers of the Rebellion determined to ruin the Empire's scheme to launch its weapon of destruction – the Death Star.

The Star Wars: Rogue One Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor Cosbaby Set features versions of each figure that are only available as part of this 2 piece set. Each figure stands approximately 3.75” tall. This Rogue One duo will be essential to your quest to complete your Star Wars Cosbaby collection!

The Dancing Bears are perhaps the most beloved of the Grateful Dead's iconic characters. Since the Grateful Dead’s Dancing Bears first debuted on the back cover of 1973’s History of the Grateful Dead Volume One, the colorful Bears have found their way onto t-shirts, mugs, hats, ties, plush toys, sofubi, and now…for the first time ever….as a keshi style mini figure thanks to Killer Bootlegs!

Killer Bootlegs has produced its new Grateful Dead Dancing Bears Keshi Mini Figure in five colors – green, pink, yellow, blue and orange. These GD mini figures are available now at the Killer Bootlegs online store for $7.50 each or as a complete five piece set for $25.

Although Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice may have come and gone to some pretty lackluster reviews, Medicom is still releasing really cool, officially licensed figures based on the DC Comics film. Check out these awesome new Wonder Woman and Knightmare Batman 400% Be@rbrick vinyl figures. The Blot is still holding out hope for the upcoming Wonder Woman live action film, and I love this figure based on Gal Gadot’s look as Princess Diana in BvS.

Each Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Wonder Woman and Knightmare Batman 400% DC Comics Be@rbrick figures stands 11” tall and will retail for around $115, while Knightmare Batman will also be available as a 100% Be@rbrick, which will stand 2.75” tall and retail for around $25. All three import figures are scheduled to start shipping from Japan in June 2017.

Monday, January 30, 2017

Hot Toys has announced a killer new Cosbaby mini figure bobble head series based on the popular Netflix television show, Marvel’s Daredevil! This officially licensed toy line focuses on Daredevil Season 2, and includes Daredevil, The Punisher and Elektra. Each Daredevil Cosbaby mini figure stands approximately 3.75” tall and is striking a battle ready pose to protect New York City’s Hell's Kitchen.

There’s also a Daredevil Cosbaby 3 Piece Set that includes The Punisher, Elektra and an exclusive “Battle Damage” Daredevil from the show’s memorable stairwell fighting scene. This Battle Damage variant figure will only be available as part of the set.

We are officially on the “Road to WrestleMania” and Homage is doing something very special for the greatest spectacle in sports entertainment! Every Monday over the next nine weeks, Homage will introduce a new WWE t-shirt commemorating the matches, the wrestlers and the memories of WrestleMania. From the Savage/Steamboat classic to the Boyhood Dream coming true, Homage has curated a collection of their favorite ‘Mania moments. They don’t call this “The Showcase of the Immortals” for nothing!

To kick things off, Homage’s first Road to WrestleMania t-shirt pays tribute to the original WrestleMania, which took place on March 31, 1985 at Madison Square Garden. It was an event so monumental that it would go on to shape not only the WWE, but the world of sports entertainment. The “WrestleMania I” t-shirt is available now, in sizes XS-3XL, at the Homage online store for $32. And if you use this link here to make your purchase you can get $20 off your next purchase of $40 or more! Next week’s shirt has already been teased, and it will be based on a match from WrestleMania III.

Check out this beautiful new screen print by Richey Beckett entitled “Crisis”! The artwork was originally created to celebrate the tenth anniversary of AlexisOnFire’s acclaimed album CRISIS. Thematically, the record is inspired by the events of the Great Lakes Blizzard that struck the band’s homeland of Southern Ontario in 1977. For the album’s tenth anniversary art, Richey wanted to show the effects that the blizzard had on wildlife - as species were driven out of their habitats and challenged to find food. Although several species of swan live on Lake Erie, it’s extremely rare to find a black one. What a gorgeous image, don’t you think!?!

“Crisis” by Richey Beckett is a 12”x24” signed and numbered screen print on 100lb Speckletone Madero Beach French Paper. AlexisOnFire sold an unsigned version of this print, which was limited to 200 pieces and is now sold out, but this artist set are the only signed copies of the print available. The signed artist set is limited to just 75 pieces and is available now at Beckett’s online store for £50.

Sunday, January 29, 2017

To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Johnny Cupcakes has released this awesome “Year of the Rooster” Big Kid t-shirt! What better way to commemorate the Chinese New Year than with this special edition culinary twist on Johnny Cupcakes’ Big Kid mascot!?! Fans can purchase this awesome new tee now at the Johnny Cupcakes online store in guys and girls styles, sizes S-XXXL, for $35.99 each.

Friday, January 27, 2017

Gentle Giant’s Classic Mini Bust Collection takes the design aesthetics from the ageless masters of decades gone by and applies them to the biggest names in pop culture. For its newest release, Gentle Giant is dropping this awesome Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Shoretrooper Classic Mini Bust! Shoretroopers are armored specialty Stormtroopers who patrol the beaches of the secret Imperial data storage facility on the planet Scarif. These well trained specialist troopers are at the ready to defend against the always imminent Rebel incursions. Shoretrooper squad leaders are identified by the blue stripe across their chest armor and shoulder pauldron.

On January 31st, Obey Giant will be releasing Shephard Fairey’s newest screen print entitled “Church of Consumption”. I think the title really says it all! As the design itself explains, “the comforts you’ve demanded build your own prison of complacency.”

“Church of Consumption” by Shephard Ffairey is an 18”x24” signed and numbered screen print on cream Speckle Tone paper. Limited to 450 pieces, collectors can purchase it at 10am PST on Tuesday, January 31st, at the Obey Giant online store for $45.

Mondo, in partnership with Acme Archives, continues its insanely popular Star Wars Portrait Series by Mike Mitchell this weekend with two new characters from a galaxy far, far away! This release includes Princess Leia donning her iconic Hoth jumpsuit and everyone’s favorite Endorian Ewok, the mighty Wicket. Mondo’s first Mitchell portrait release off 2017 is especially special, as it pays tribute to Carrie Fisher who was taken from her adoring fans way too soon. In support of Carrie's love of animals (particularly her French bulldog, Gary Fisher), Mondo will be donating 10% of all Princess Leia portrait sales to local animal welfare groups.

“Princess Leia in Hoth Gear” and “Wicket” by Mike Mitchell are hand signed and numbered Star Wars giclee portrait prints. Both prints are timed-edition releases, which are available for 72 hours from now through Sunday, January 29th, at 12pm CST. The Princess Leia print is 12”x16” and retails for $55, while the Wicket print is 11”x14” and retails for $55. Collectors can place their pre-orders for both prints now at the Mondo online store.

In honor of the Lunar New Year, Cyclops Print Works will be releasing this stunning Mulan limited edition screen print by artist Craig Drake. The Blot seriously can’t take my eyes off this gorgeous design! But what’s really exciting about this release is that it’s the first in a new series of Disney character portraits by Drake, which will feature characters from both live action and animated films. How awesome is that going to be!?!

Mulan by Craig Drake is a 24”x36” hand numbered 23 color screen print with metallic inks. The Standard Edition is limited to just 95 pieces and will retail for $100, while the Variant is limited to only 50 pieces and will retail for $110. Both editions go on sale at 12pm PST today, Friday, January 27th, at the Cyclops Print Works online store.

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Check out Disney’s third Star Wars Legion blind box mini figure series, which features a “Droids” theme! Star Wars Legion Series 3 was created by artists celebrating their love of a galaxy far, far away, with each design paying homage to a different droid from the Star Wars universe. Each 2.5” vinyl figure in this series features the artistic interpretation of a Stormtrooper helmet by a Disney artist, celebrity Star Wars fan or a select street artist.

This Star Wars Legion Vehicles Series includes five known designs, plush one mystery “chaser” droid figure. Each Star Wars Legion Vehicle Series case includes 12 blind boxes, which guarantees you two complete sets of the five known designs and the one mystery chase design. While all of these droid designs are nice, how can you not love the R2-D2 and C-3PO Stormtrooper helmets the best!?! Can you identify all of the astromech and battle droids represented in this series?

The Star Wars Legion Droids blind box mini vinyl figure series is currently available for purchase at DisneyStore.com. Individual blind boxes retail for $12.95, while a full case retails for $207.20.

Dark Hall Mansion is kicking off 2016 with an officially licensed movie poster for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by contemporary artist team Stan & Vince! This is the second print in DHM’s new Harry Potter Screen Print Series, and Stan & Vince killed it on Deathly Hallows. The Blot loves all the intense action Stand & Vince included in their depiction of the series’ climactic showdown between Harry and Voldemort.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by Stan & Vince is a 24”x36” hand numbered 8 color screen print. The Standard Edition is limited to 280 pieces and will retail for $65, while the Variant is limited to 70 pieces and will retail for $95. There are also Foil Variant Editions of both versions, which will be limited to 15 pieces each and retail for $150. All four colorways go on sale at 12:30pm PST this Friday, January 27th, at the Dark Hall Mansion online store.

After over a year of teases and hype, Mondo has finally made Matt Taylor’s beautiful new Harley Quinn statue available for pre-order!!! Based on the poster and 7” vinyl record sleeve by Matt Taylor, the “Waiting for My J Man” statue features a lovelorn Harley Quinn, relaxing on a swanky shag carpet and listening to her favorite tunes as she waits for a certain someone to come home (The Joker naturally). Continuing Mondo’s line of 3D sculptures inspired by their screen prints, this officially licensed DC Comics statue is imbued with classic pin-up styling, while faithfully recreating Taylor's art in both pose and color scheme.

There is also a Mondo Exclusive version that includes seven double-sided mini records, six featuring record sleeves found in the original poster and one featuring new art by Matt Taylor. These limited edition accessories can be displayed on or around the statue, however you choose! Collectors can pre-order this Mondo Exclusive Harley Quinn statue from now through 12pm CST on Saturday, January 28th, at the Mondo online store for $260.

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Funko continues its popular line of Masters of the Universe Dorbz with this awesome He-Man with Battle Cat Dorbz Ridez! This fantastic release includes a Battle Armor He-Man Dorbz 3” figure along with his loyal feline companion, Battle Cat! They're ready to head into battle against their enemies and defeat them with their cuteness! The Battle Armor He-Man with Battle Cat Dorbz Ridez is a Funko-Shop.com exclusive, retails for $25, and is a limited edition of 5,000 pieces.

The Funko Shop has announced its weekly exclusive and it’s this awesome Glow in the Dark Green Batman Super Deluxe Vinyl figure! For this release, DC Comics' Batman has traded in his traditional suit for a green version that glows in the dark. The GITD Green Batman Super Deluxe stands 10” tall, is limited to just 500 pieces, and comes packaged in a full color window box perfect for display. Fans can purchase this killer glow in the dark collectible now exclusively at Funko-Shop.com for $80.

Funko continues its popular line of Marvel Cinematic Universe Pop! vinyl figures with waves based on two of Netflix television series, Daredevil Season 2 and Jessica Jones! The Blot really loves these Marvel Netflix shows, and Funko did a fantastic job recreating these iconic figures in Pop! form. The Daredevil Season 2 Pop! Series includes Daredevil, Elektra and The Punisher. There’s even a chase variant Punisher, which features Frank Castle holding Daredevil’s mask. The Jessica Jones Pop! Series includes the series’ two heroes, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.

On Saturday, January 28th, Mighty Jaxx will release the third colorway of Luke Chueh’s awesome Bat Bear resin bust! Based on the popular painting of the same name, Bat Bear is an 11.75” polystone bust that looks like an exact replication of Luke's original artwork. The Mono Edition Bat Bear features a monotone color scheme of white, black and multiple shades of grey. As Luke explains, “this colorway is supposed to emulate the Return of the Dark Knight costume colors. That's why I refer to it as the “Darkish Knight” variant.” That makes for a way cooler name for the edition, don’t you think!?!

The Bat Bear Mono Edition Resin Bust by Luke Chueh can be purchased this Saturday at the Mighty Jaxx online store for $125.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

The Chinese New Year is almost here, and to celebrate Andrew Bell is set to release a new limited edition Android mini vinyl figure, the Golden Rooster! It’s become a yearly tradition for Bell to release a Chinese New Year commemorative Android, and with this limited edition figure you can usher in good fortune for the upcoming Year of the Rooster with some beautiful gold!

Later this week Mad Duck Posters will release a killer new movie poster for the timeless 1925 film The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney by talented Texas based artist Timothy Pittides! As Pittides explained “I have been waiting to do a poster for The Phantom of the Opera for over a year. It is my favorite film from the silent film era and my sketchbook has been busy with concepts relating to the film. I wanted to do something different than the other posters for the film that artists have been releasing. The first order of business was NOT to include the Phantom as the Red Death. That ship has sailed. Second, I wanted a design to fit alongside my poster for my second favorite silent film, Nosferatu.”

Pittides continued, “Third, I didn’t want to focus on Erik himself. I believe the story didn’t focus on him as much as it did Christine. Christine was the key to everything, his love, his rage, and his eventually downfall. And on her side, she had to endure so much and did what she had to do for love. I took the mirror as central theme and wanted to portray a feeling of dread, beauty and sadness. I hope this comes across.” The Phantom of the Opera by Timothy Pittides will be available in two editions.

The Standard Edition is a 3 screen print on Packing Chip Kraft-Tone, is limited to 125 pieces and will retail for $40. The Metallic Variant is a 3 color screen print featuring metallic nickel ink on reich shimmer metallic silver paper, is limited to just 45 pieces and will retail for $50. Both colorways will go on sale at 12pm EST this Wednesday, January 25th, at the Mad Duck Posters online store.

Argonaut Resins is kicking off 2017 with an exciting new wave of Halcon Falcon resin figures! The Halcon Falcon Series 4 features ten all new 2.75” birds in colorways such as blue, green, turquoise and purple. Each falcon comes signed and numbered on its bottom by END and is packaged bagged with a header card. Collectors can pick up these colorful new Halcon Falcons at 9pm EST today, Tuesday, January 24th, at the Argonaut Resins online store for $30 each.

The Blot was excited to learn that Grey Matter Art was teaming up once again with popular artist Florey to release a new, officially licensed Marvel movie poster for Ant-Man! As GMA explained, Florey’s “Guardians of the Galaxy poster was such a great representation of the film, and we think Ant-Man is a perfect companion piece that compliments each other quite well.” I’m especially excited to see Yellowjacket included in the poster’s design, as the film’s villain tends to be forgotten when it comes to movie poster screen prints for Ant-Man.

Ant-Man by Florey is a 24”x36” hand numbered screen print. The Regular Edition is limited to 225 pieces and will retail for $45, while the Variant Edition is limited to 150 and will retail for $55. Both versions will go on sale at 1pm EST on Thursday, January 26th, at the Grey Matter Art online store.

Monday, January 23, 2017

Warner Bros. has released a new set of international movie banners for their upcoming animated film, The LEGO Batman Movie! Every trailer The Blot has seen for this film has been perfect, and I can’t wait to take my boys to see The LEGO Batman Movie in theaters in three short weeks. It’s amazing how the LEGO team was able to capture all the fun of Batman in these three posters. I just wish the live action side of Warner Bros. could do something similar with its DC Universe of movies.

The LEGO Batman Movie is scheduled to hit theaters on February 10, 2017 and stars Will Arnett as LEGO Batman, Zach Galifianakis as The Joker, Michael Cera as Robin (Dick Grayson), Rosario Dawson as Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), Jenny Slate as Harley Quinn, Ralph Fiennes as Alfred and Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face.

Earlier today, Disney released its first one sheet teaser movie poster for its next Star Wars film! Not only did it feature a striking red Star Wars logo, but this poster unveiled the official title of Episode VIII. The film will officially be called “The Last Jedi”!!! What do you think!?! The only question The Blot has is does the title refer Jedi in the singular or plural? As in are these the last Jedi or is this the last Jedi? We’ll find out more soon (I hope).

Star Wars – Episode VIII: The Last Jedi will debut in theaters in December 2017.

To celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, Paul Shih is releasing this all gold CNY Edition Fortune Teller resin figure! Each Fortune Teller (aka Master Bing) resin figure are hand cast and painted by Paul and include a festive fortune saying inside. Limited to just 5 pieces, the Fortune Teller CNY Edition Resin Figure will go on sale at 4pm CST on January 25th at the Paul Shih online store for $45 each.

Friday, January 20, 2017

Kidrobot has teamed up with FOX to launch a new Bob’s Burgers vinyl toy series, and is kicking it off with the baddest burger-loving middle child of the Belcher’s, Gene, in Beefsquatch form! The new Bob’s Burgers Beefsquatch 7” vinyl figure includes Gene’s removable sasquatch mask and megaphone. The Bob’s Burger Beefsquatch medium figure is available now in two colorways, a regular edition and a Kidrobot exclusive “This is me now” Beefsquatch purple edition!

Collectors can purchase the regular edition here at Entertainment Earth for $49.99 and the KR exclusive purple colorway here for $49.99.

To kick off 2017, today Sket One released the newest piece in his epic line of custom Condiment Dunny 8” resin figures, the Sketty Dunny! This peanut buttery custom is based on the blue and clear bottle of peanut butter brand Skippy. Doesn’t it look like it actually contains peanut butter? What’s even cooler is this Dunny’s ears can be removed to expose a hidden compartment (see photo below), which houses a custom mini bottle of Skippy!

The Sketty 8” Dunny comes with an 8”x8” doily placemat, 2.25oz custom mini bottle of peanut butter, and a 5” x .5” custom spreading knife with resin peanut butter dab. This amazing custom is currently available for pre-order from now through 11:59pm PST today, Friday, January 20th, at the Sket One online store for $485. This timed release’s run size will be set by the number of pieces ordered during the 24hr ordering window.